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This points to a massive majority for Theresa May in next month's General Election

There is no doubt that the public has warmed to her since she took office last June and immediately restored an air of calm following the turmoil of the EU referendum result.

Some have sought to mock her for supporting Remain and then becoming the Prime Minister who would lead us out of the EU.

But in fact this has demonstrated her strength and her sense of duty. She is honouring the demand of the majority for Brexit. She is a true democrat.

May meets Juncker and Barnier at Number 10

Wed, April 26, 2017

Theresa May hosted European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker and chief negotiator Michel Barnier at Downing Street for the first face-to-face talks since she triggered the two-year process of withdrawing from the EU

Prime Minister Theresa May greets European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker ahead of a working dinner at 10 Downing Street, London

While David Cameron, when he was prime minister, went through the motions of negotiating with Brussels in order to get Britain a better deal, it is now blindingly obvious in retrospect that he never really applied himself to the task.

Mrs May, in contrast, has started as she means to go on and has shown that if she meets hostility from the Eurocrats then she will reply in kind.

She is tough, she is cool, she does not play to the gallery. Britain likes what it sees and has voted accordingly in the local elections.

Next month it will repeat the process.

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Jean-Claude Juncker said that 'slowly, but surely, English is losing importance in Europe'

This very petty Eurocrat

Jean-Claude Juncker, head of the European Commission and dinner party guest from hell, attended an EU "state of the union" conference in Florence and made his speech in French explaining that "I will express myself in French because, slowly but surely, English is losing importance in Europe".

What a tiresome little man he is. This degree of snarky pettiness will do nothing but remind so many in Britain why they voted Leave in the referendum.

It will almost certainly persuade Remainers that, in fact, we are better off out of the EU if this is the level the Eurocrats will descend to in order to spite Britain.

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The Duchess of Cornwall told Debbie Harry she was known as 'growler' in school

She hits the right notes

The Duchess of Cornwall told Blondie's Debbie Harry that she was known as "growler" at school because she couldn't sing a note. Girls can be very cruel. And in all other respects Her Royal Highness is undoubtedly pitch perfect.